Summary

“Mijito” is a first person narrative that alternates between narrators. The first narrator is a young illegal immigrant named Amelia. She and Manolo marry so she can get welfare. She is alone most of the time. Manolo’s Uncle Ramon tells her that Manolo is in jail. Ramon takes her to see Manolo. Ramon does not tell her what Manolo has done. After they leave the jail, she tells Ramon she is pregnant. The narrator shifts to a nurse in a clinic. She treats Amelia, who has had her baby, Jesus. She teaches her about alternating breasts for feeding. Because the nurse speaks Spanish, Dr. Fritz has her ask Amelia how Jesus got the bruises on his arms. Jesus has a hernia and needs surgery. The nurse explains about the pre-op fasting, but Amelia feeds the baby before the surgery is schedule and...